Bullet-resisting structure



Jan. 1, 1935. o. B. M CLINTOCK ET AL 1,986,213

BULLET RESISTING STRUCTURE Filed May 18, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 1, 1935. o. B. MCCLINTOCK ET AL 1,986,213-

' BULLET RESISTING STRUCTURE Filed May 18, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Jan 1, 1935. o 5 McCLlNTOCK E AL 1,986,213

BULLET RES I STING STRUCTURE Filed May 18, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Jan. 1, 1935. o. B. McCLlNTOCK ET AL 1,986,213

I BULLET RESISTING STRUCTURE Filed 'May 18, 1931 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 Patented Jan. 1, 1935 tion of Minnesota.

Application May 18,?1931,s ia ndss ds 'ofy' I 11 Claims. (01. 8936)" Thisinvention relates'to means 'for protecting banks and like places for the, deposit of valuables against a daylight hold-up by a ban:

.The present invention provides a bullet-resisting structure for the exposed side or sides of a tellersmage or likefen'closureto protect the person or. persons. in'the enclosuregas ,well as the vvaluables. The structure includes one or 10. moresubstantially duplicate assemblies for; each cageorteller in an enclosure. Each assembly includes a bullet-resisting wicket whichmay be opened from the inside of the closure to per- 'mit the passing of bulky articles or packages throughthe opening. I p

Said assembly further includes a bullet-resisting deal tray, preferably mounted ingthewicket, and provides for'the passing of small articles through the; structure such as pass books, I

checks, currency, etc. This deal tray is the subjectmatter of a ccpending application filed in the name of the inventors Edward C, Hanson and Sylvan R. Poppof date May ,16, 1931, under Serial Number 537,770 and assigned to the 0.3. McClintockCompany, a Minnesotacorporation,

.aswellas the present-application. 5 r Z The assembly. still further includes one or more bullet-resisting voice panels, preferably forming a part of the wicket which permit persons on opposite sides of the structure to converse in moderate tones.

Bullet-resisting transparent inserts in the structure and wicket afford full vision for persons on opposite sides of the structure. Closely associatedwith certain of these transparent in- .serts'are normally closed gun ports. 1

The bullet-resisting structure in addition to giving full protection to the person or persons in the tellers cage or enclosure, puts a bandit to a decided disadvantage, in case he attempts structure as to permit. the bandit to be -cov ered, in any position he may assume in the lobby, by a firearm .in, the hands of the :person inthecage. f 7 To the above end, generally stated, the. invention consists of the novel; devices and combinations of devices; hereinafter described ,and definedin the claims. In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate theinvention, like characters indicate .lik partslthroughout theseveral-views. r

Referringgto'the drawings: .;.Fig.;-.1 isia frontuelevationuof tiu ali a ent.-

blies= for an enclosure for several tellers, the cent'er assembly is; .-completely shown while the adjacent assemblies are only fragmentarilyillusat m =1 I .K is aview partlydn planand'partly in horizontal sectiontaken on'the "line, 2 -2 of Fig. 1; Fig.3 is a fragmentary view insection taken on the line 3-.=3 of. Fig.1; on. an enlarged scale; ]Fig'. 4 is affra'gnintarydetail view in "section taken on manua -1a.. ofFig. 1, on an enlarged scale; 1' I I Fig. 515 a view partly'in' elevation and partly section taken onthe line 55 of Fig. l; Figs. 6. and 7 .are views, principally in section takenon the lines'S-SZ and'9 9', respectively, v of Fig. 1 .on an enlarged scale, some parts being broken away}; and I "Fig" a view principally section taken on .the irregular] line 10 10 of Fig. 1,, on an'en-l larged-s'caleQ' v i The numeral .11 indicates a counter. structure which' separates what may be'assume'dto be a tellerfs cage or enclosure from a bank lobby and which 'structure extends to the fioor and has av relativelywide 'topff Mounted 'on the counter is a skeleton structure comprising columns 12,.10-wer horizon-talrai1s13, onfthe top 'ofsaidcounter between the columns 12; and a cornice ltsup-r ported on the columns 12.. Gaps are formed in the lowenrails' 13.. :midway between adjacent columns forwicket. openings, as will hereinafter appearf. The columns 12 divide the counter into I individual work spaces for" tellers.

The-abovede's'cribed elements mayform apart of the bank fixtures at the time our bullet-resistingstructure is ,installed'orform a part of .the bullet-resisting installation. f In casethe counter s'tructure forr'nsca part of the bank fixtures the same will be} "fed with a bullet-resistingsubstance br material but. for the purpose of this case, it will notbe necessaryto illustrateithe mpf. V t t The,bullet-re'sisting.v structure, as shown, is made-up: of v a plurality of units or assembles substantially identical," the. one with the. other, and

there is oneoi these assemblies for'each work space gm the counter '11'," or mother words,'the space between adjacent columns 12. j It is important to note, by reference to Fig. 2, that the several assemblies. are continuously formed, the one with: the other, so that there is no gap or unprotected portion back of the columns 12.

. Each .-bu11et -resisting assembly comprises an outer seriesapirelatively wide upright panels 15 I I is channel-shaped in cross-section, relatively shallow and the flanges of the panels of the two series are turned toward each other. of the inner panels 17 is greater thanthe width of the spaces 16 so that the flanges of the outer panels are between the flanges 01 the inner panels 17 and laterally spaced therefrom. The panels 15 and 17 are laterallyspaced so that their flanges do not interlap and leave passages F therebetween. This arrangement of the-.two

series of panels 15 and '17 and their flanges" form circuitous transverse passages through the bullet-resisting structure.

The'two series of panels 15 ;and 17 are rigidly held in assembled 'relation'by, a lowerchannel bar 19 and-an upper channel structure 20.- The flanges of the channel bar 19 and channel structure '20 areturned toward each-other and the end portions of 'said panels extend into their channels to the, webs thereof The web of the channel 19 rests directly on thecounter 11 and is secured thereto by screws and the channel structure 20, on the back of the cornice 14 comprises 1 longitudinally separable members connected by screws 21and one of said members is securedby screws tothe cornice 14, see Figs. 6 and In assembling the structure the panels -15 of the outer series are secured to the outer flanges of the channel 19 and channel structure by screws 22 and thereafter the panels 17 ofthe inner series aresecured to the" inner flanges of the channel 19 and channel structure .20 by screws 23. .Theseparable channel structure 20 permits this assembly of the panels 15 and 17. By reference to Fig. 4, it will be noted that the wide outer'panels '15 are provided with horizontal slots through which the screws 22 project and the purpose thereof is to permit said. panels tobe edgewise adjusted andposition the same so that the intervening spaces are allof the same width. f 1

Formed in the centralpanels "15 and 17 is a wicket opening 24 which extends to the top of the 'counterll and is in registration with the passage through .the lower rail 13. This openiing 24 at its sides and top is surrounded by a metallic'frame 25 rigidly secured to the channel bar .19, which has a gap therein the, width of said" opening 24, and to thepanels 15 and 17....

A wicket-26 is mounted in the wicket opening 24 andhingedat 27' to the frame2 5ifor inward swinging movement over. thecounter 1 1". This wicket 26 is'normally held'closed" by a lock 28 operable only from the inside oftheenclosure.

The bottom portion of the w'lcket 26,. at its intermediate portion, is open to leave a passage .29 inwhich is mounted a dealtray 30; This deal tray30, which is the subjectlmatter ofa copending application heretofore identified, comprises an outer'casing 31 and a rotatable inner casing 32,the former of which is rigidly secured to the wicket/26 in. the passage 29 and the latter of which is rotatably 'mounted in said outer casing and a handle .33iis'provided for manipulating the same;

The fixed casing 31 is* provided withJ-a "passage'on each side-of thebullet re's'isting' struc-- The Width ture and the casing 32 is provided with a single passage arranged to be alternately brought into registration with the passages in the fixed casing 31 by the rotation of said inner casing. The handle 33 is provided with a lock 34 for holding the rotatable casing 32 with its passage in registration with either of the passages in the fixed casing 31.- In the topof the rotatable casing 32 is a bullet-resisting glass insert 35 ,that is diametrically opposite the passage in said casing. The bottoms of the casings 31 and 32 are open and closely positioned to the top of the counter 11 so that a pass book, check, currency or the like may be moved on the top of the counter 11 through the deal tray 30. The wicket 26ma'y be opened so that large packages may be passed through the opening normally closed thereby.

. Mountedin the central portion of the wicket 26 directly over the deal tray 30 is a large bullet-resisting glass insert 36 and on each side of said insert is' a bullet-resisting voice panel 37 which permits persons on opposite sides of the wicket 26 to converse in moderate tones and at the same time have a clear vision through the insert 36.

' Each voice panel 37 includes a series of outer, intermediate and inner'upright bars 38, 39 and '40, respectively, with intervening spaces in each series. The bars 38,39 and in the several series are staggered, as shown in Fig. 3, and form circuitous passages throughthe structure. The bars 38 are V-shaped in cross-section with their'apexes turned outward and the bars 40 are channel-shaped in cross-section with their fianges turned toward the structure. All the bars forming the voice panels 37 are of steel and the arrangement thereof is such as to completely close any opening through said panels which a ricocheting projectile may find. It will be noted that at no point through the voice panelsdo direct openings exist or one which would permit lead spatter or a ricocheting projectile to pass.

"The circuitous transverse passages between the panels 15 and 17 and through the voice panels 37 permit free circulation of air so that the protecting partition does not in any way interferewith the ventilation of the enclosure. i

Formed in the wide-panels 15 on each side of the wicket 26 is an opening 41 closed by a bullet-resisting glass insert 42; The glass inserts 42 as well as the glass insert 36 by virtue of their transparency assist in the distribution of light throughout the banking room and provide adequate visibility through the protecting partition.- These glass inserts 42 are held in place by channels 43 on the inner face of the respective panels 15 at the bottoms and sides thereof and into which'channels said inserts are "slipped from the upper ends of the openings 41. Angle plates 44 detachably secured by bolts to the channel s-'43 overlie the upper ends of the inserts 4'2 and hold the same in place and prevent lirtingthereof, see Fig. 7.

- Formed in the wide panels 15 under each glass insert 42 is a round gun'port 45. Each gun port 45 isnormally closed by a steel slide 46 mounted in ways 47 on the sides of said port for vertical'slidin'g movement and with freedom to close by gravity. A gravity-actuated latch 48 and a cooperating horizontal latch bar 49 normally holds the slide 46 closed, see Fig. 7. The. latch bar 49 is secured to the ways 47 above the gun port 45 and outward of the slide 46. The latch 48 is loosely secured at its lower end portion to the lower end of the slide 46 by a pair of screws with freedom for a limited lateral swinging movement toward andfrom the slide 46.

n the lower end of the latch 48 is a laterally and outwardly projecting lip 50 arranged to be engagedby themuzzle end of a firearm X and lifted to first swing the latch 48 into an inoperative position so that it will pass the latch bar 49 and further lifting movement on the lip 50 will cause the slide 46 to move upward in the ways 4'7 to open the gun port 45 so that the barrel of the firearm X may be projected through said port and at the same time hold the slide 46 in a raised position. When the firearm X is withdrawn from the port 45 the slide 46 will drop by gravity and again close the gun port 45. At the time the slide 46 reaches its CIOSGd POSltlOIlgthB latch 48 will be automatically moved by gravity under the latch bar 49 and lock the slide 46 closed. Of course, the slide 46 may be opened and held open by hand instead of using the firearm X.

Spikes 51 are mounted on the top of the cornice 14, project upwardly and forwardly therefrom and their function is to prevent a person from vaulting over the fixtures or securing a hand-hold on the top thereof that would permit his climbing to the counter and firing over the protected area.

What we claim is:

1. A structure of the class described having a voice panel comprising a frame, front, rear and intermediate series of bars with intervening spaces between the bars of the several series, the bars of the back series being substantially directly back of the bars of the front series and the bars of the intermediate series being staggered in respect to the bars of the front series whereby the bars of the intermediate series are back of the spaces between the bars of the front series.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in which the bars of the front series are V-shaped in cross-section with their flanges turned toward the bars of the back and intermediate series.

3. A bullet-resisting structure comprising a series of upright outer panels and intervening spaces, and a series of upright inner panels and intervening spaces, the panels of the two series being laterally spaced and staggered, whereby the panels of the inner series are directly back of the intervening spaces of the outer series, the bodies of the outer panels being substantially flat and in substantially the same vertical plane, said outer panels having on their longitudinal edge portions inturned flanges that are relatively shallow, said inner panels being channel-shaped in cross-section with their flanges turned toward the outer panels.

4. The structure defined in claim 3 in which the outer panels are relatively adjustable to vary the width of the intervening spaces. 5. The structure deflnedin claim 1 in which the bars of one series are V-shaped in 'cross-' section.

6'. A bullet-resisting hollow structure having a face member and a back membeneach'of said members having a voice opening, a pair of laterally spaced V-bars arranged'with their apexes at the voice opening in one of said members and with their flanges in diverging relation to the plane thereof, and a single bar between the V-bars and the other of said members and spaced therefrom in overlapping arrangement with the inner flanges of the V-bars.

'7. The structure defined in claim 6which further includes a pair of bars spaced outwardly of thehollow structure in overlapping arrangement with the single bar and one of said members at its voice opening.

8. The structure defined in claim 6 which further includes a pair of channel bars spaced outa circuitous voice passage leading from one voice opening to. the other, said baffle further including a pair of channel bars spaced from each other and from the structure.

10. A bullet-resisting hollow structure having a face member and a back member spaced, the one from the other, each of said members having a voice opening, and a V-bar baflle between said members with its apex at the openingin one of said members and with its flanges in diverging relation to the plane thereof, the flanges of the V-bar baflle being in overlapping arrangement with other parts of the structure and cut off a direct passage through the structure from one voice opening to the other.

I 11. A bullet-resisting hollow structure having a face member and a back member spaced, the one from the other, each of said members having a voice opening, and a baffle including three bars, two of which are V-shapedin cross-section and laterally spaced with their apexes' at the opening in one of said members and. with their flanges in diverging relation to the plane thereof, the outer flanges of the two V-bars being in overlapping arrangement with said members and out off a direct passage through said structure from one voice opening to the,

' inner flanges of the V-bars being in overlapping arrangementwith'said' third bar and cut off a direct passage between the V-bars from one opening to the other.

OLIVER B. MCCLINTOCK. FERDINAND A. GABBERT. 

